Community-Based Participatory Research Design Relevance for Decolonizing Postgraduate Education

The chapter explores the relevance of community-based participatory research design for decolonizing postgraduate programs. The ability of the participatory approach to create authentic partnerships and prioritize community needs has implications for decolonizing postgraduate programs. This chapter presents lessons from a community-based study that engaged rural women from northern Ghana in a dry-season gardening project. The chapter shows how decolonization can be achieved within educational institutions when communities are meaningfully engaged in research activities. The findings highlight that community-based research approaches can be crucial in decolonizing postgraduate programs.